Show EVERETT DENIES I IT HAS RINGERS ON ELEVEN One Legitimate H. H S. S Athlete Athlete Ath Ath- lete Opposed Panthers S in 67 to 0 Game AUTHORITIES A A of the Everett EverettT Everettf f- f T a. a High school the school the team that beat the East High school 67 to too o 0 3 Thanksgiving day day are are coming forth with strenuous denials that the victorious eleven was but butan butan butan an eligible interscholastic football team Authorities of that school and of Everett intend to take immediate steps to correct what hat they claim to be slanderous slanderous sIan derous statements against Everett High school in Salt Lake papers Following owing Is a letter signed b by Enoch W W. Bagshaw and received by company M H TwentY first infantry at Fort Douglas which has been turned over to The Tele Telegram gram with the request that It be published pub pub- in its complete form as follows LETTER OF DENIAL DENIA Co M r Infantry Fort Douglas Utah t Gentlemen You are correct The statements contained contained con con- tamed in the Salt Lake papers are false In every sense of th the word The Salt Lake team and representatives were treated treated treated treat treat- ed as no other team team ever coming to Everett Everett Everett Ever Ever- ett The They accepted Invitations and attended attend attend- ed two dancing parties The Rotary club gave ave them a wonderful banquet and the Everett High school procured tickets for forthe the tile whole party ta attend the Dartmouth Dartmouth Dart- Dart mouth mouth- Washington mouth game Every courts courtes was shown them and the hospitality of the Everett Rotary Kotary club was behind their entire stay In Iii Everett These events were planned before Salt Lake arrived here I Enclosed you ou will find data on the eligibility eligi eligi- of Everett players As you jou will notice notice notice no no- tice but one man is 21 years old Captain Sherman His birthday is on the of November and according to the state eligibility rules he is entitled to play until until until un un- un- un til February 1 1 1921 By all patriotic decency this chap should be entitled to play high school ball two more years as he put in over o two years in the navy having made eleven trips across with troops However he will graduate this year This man or boy boj is 15 is the biggest pounds of or fighting i energy energy en en- erg ergy I have ever seen and I have beel associated with athletic work for twenty years TOO YOUNG FOR SERVICE The rest of the team were all too young to get in the service They rhey are just ordinary high school lads but the moment th the thy y are out of football togs and led by such a leader as Captain Sherman yb Jg i they become e e remorseless They drive r the opposition hard all the time and have no weaklings especially on the football field After the game the two teams mixed together as young chaps will and had a good time together Everett does not play dirty ball Wee Coyle Inflicted just five penalties s three on Everett and tiyo hyo on Salt bait Lake Everetts Everett's s were one holding two offside Salt SaIt Lake Laie two offside The published publish d weight of the Salt Lake team is The average weight of the Everett team Is I 1 will admit that the Everett team looked 20 20 0 0 bigger than Salt Lake at the end of the game The Rotary club and the Elks of Everett Everett Everett Ever Ever- ett are taking some action relative to the slanderous articles in the Salt Lake papers Following I is the eligibility list 1st from the Everett High school authorities showing the age of ot every player and the second gives the scholastic work of f the football men for the first quarter in the same order as the names appear in the first table |